January 2005 Section A (pdf - 14702 kb)... - Hereford America

4 • HEREFORD AMERICA January 2005
ford industry especially in the Midwest. optimism for the breed is fueled by recordlevel
cattle prices in the U.S., I believe the
Jill’s Editorial...
In our general area, including about 4
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new Ridgefield Farms packing plant in Hu-
commercial ad salesmen and the
for Hereford cattle and I expect it ron, SD, has helped our industry already.
Nuhsbaumers also raise Herefords in eastern
to continue growing. Some breeders are For those of you who haven’t followed
South Dakota. Steve is a director on completely sold out of bulls and we have Ridgefield Farms Premium Hereford Beef
the SD Hereford Association board. Congratulations!
seen some really good bull sales this fall. or are reading this newspaper for the first
(See their clever ad on page The Canadian sales have been good too time, Ridgefield is a company with a pre-
B-15.)
with some high dollar cattle selling to mium branded Hereford beef product line.
What a year it has been for the Here-
breeders in the U.S. While a lot of this The company has been in operation for
Culotte steak at the Cross Roads restaurant in
Huron. The Cross Roads and Ryan’s Hangar
Restaurant both serve Ridgefield beef
exclusively.
Tues., Feb. 1, 2005 - Stockmen’s Livestock, Dickinson, ND
FH L1 Domino 403 Reg. #: 42521083
BD: 1/20/04 • Birth Weight: 72 lbs. • WWt: 736 lbs.
Sire: HH Advance 767G • Sire of Dam: JV General 660
Sired by calving ease specialist 767G. 403 is more than a
heifer bull with his performance and proven genetics he
can easily star in any herd. Red eyes and great carcass
traits. Retained semen interest.
BW -1.3
WW +33
YW +66
Milk +36
M&G +53
BW +4.0
WW +40
YW +82
Milk +21
M&G +41
FH L1 Domino 405 Reg. #: 42519185
BD: 1/22/04 • Birth Weight: 97 lbs. • WW: 724 lbs.
Sire: JA L1 Domino 9213 • Sire of Dam: FH Master Plan 504
This is one of the stoutest bulls we have raised. His sire, JA
L1 Domino 9213, a CL1 Domino 484 son, excells in all
performance and carcass traits. Plenty of pigment here.
LOT 7 — IH Sandmand 3848 LF
Reg. #: 42437144 • BD: 9/9/03
Sire: SR Sandman 521 • Sire of Dam: JA L1 Domino 503 2ET
BW 4.9 WW 52 YW 87 M 19 M&G 45
A fall calf purchased at Imig’s fall dispersal. The dam has a ton of
milk and he is really thick.
LOT 8 — FH 7358 L1 Domino 347
Reg. #: 42413759 • BD: 5/6/03
Sire: OXH 5125 Domino 7358 • Sire of Dam: CL 1 Domino 5131E
BW 5.8 WW 39 YW 66 M 18 M&G 37
Super trim made yearling. His sire has sired previous 4-U sale
toppers.
BW +3.8
WW +41
YW +80
Milk +19
M&G +40
FH 026K L1 Domino 418 Reg. #: 42519169
BD: 3/16/04 • BW: 95 lbs. • WW: 748 lbs.
Sire: HH Advance 026K 1ET • Sire of Dam: UU Yampa Dom 6016
This calf is super thick from end to end. His mother is Van
Newkirk bred and is very feminine and efficient. She weaned
off 55% of her body weight. Another 026K calf that pushes
down the scales.
LOT 2 — FH L1 Domino 425 AF
Reg. #: 42519160 • BD: 3/20/04
BW: 94 lbs. • WW: 728 lbs.
Sire: RCH Big Sky 2044 • Sire of Dam: ST Star Mark 988
BW 4.0 WW 40 YW 69 M 19 M&G 39
A long sided, trim made calf out of an excellent uddered mother.
LOT 4 — FH 026K L1 Domino 414
Reg. #: 42519175 • BD: 2/25/04
BW: 94 lbs. • WW: 723 lbs.
Sire: HH Advance 026K 1ET Sire of Dam: BP Master Plan ET
BW 3.6 WW 38 YW 70 M 13 M&G 32
An HH Advance 026K calf out of an 11 year old cow. Clean
made with a lot of muscle through his rear quarter.
LOT 6 — FH L1 Domino 429
Reg. #: 42519154 • BD: 3/23/04
BW: 96 lbs. • WW: 719 lbs.
Sire: KB L1 Domino 1135 • Sire of Dam: UU Yampa Dom 6016
BW 4.3 WW 36 YW 72 M 26 M&G 44
His sire has produced excellent IMF data. 1135’s IMF EPD is
+.23. His dam is another top Van Newkirk bred cow. She
weaned off 53% of her body weight.
For more information contact:
Gary, Kirsten, Megan,
Lindsey and Aaron Friedt
Rt. 3, Box 31 • Mott, ND 58646
701/824-2300
e-mail: gfriedt@hotmail.com
about five years and is doing very well
with their product.
While the product is similar to Certified
Hereford Beef don’t confuse the two companies—there
are some major differences.
Ridgefield’s clientele is primarily the
high-end restaurant trade along with country
clubs and small niche market grocery
stores. (See page 5 for a few photos.)
After a whirlwind equity drive within
the state of South Dakota this summer $19
million dollars was raised to fund construction
of its own state-of the art, beef
processing facility in Huron, SD. Yes,
building! Not only has this increased the
awareness of the Hereford breed, its benefits
in a crossbreeding program and the
absolutely fabulous beef our breed produces,
it is giving cattle producers in South
Dakota and the surrounding states another
avenue to market their beef. If you or anyone
you know would like back issues of
our paper in which we ran news features
on this project please contact us. We
would be glad to send the articles to you.
You can also access information and construction
photos on the company’s website
at www.rfsd.com
Everywhere we go people are asking us
questions about the new packing plant. I’d
like to address some of the more frequently
asked questions here. First of all,
construction is on schedule. At the present
time all of the site preparation has been
finished and closed up for the winter.
Concrete will be poured in early spring.
Another frequently asked question is
about out of state cattle. They will be taking
out of state cattle. I think there is some
confusion on this point due to the SD Certified
Program which I will address later.
At 600+ head per day Ridgefield will be
procuring cattle from outside the state of
South Dakota. The breed requirements for
their Premium Hereford Beef line, which
is estimated to make up 40% of their daily
harvest, is at least 50% Hereford with the
remainder being another English breed
such as Angus, Red Angus, South Devon
or Shorthorn.
The proposed South Dakota Certified
program which is a state-endorsed program
is primarily a marketing system for
beef from South Dakota. In a nutshell the
program stamps its South Dakota Certified
label on beef from cattle that are born,
raised, fed and processed in the state of
South Dakota. The idea of cattle being
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